Marijuana has been legal in California since 1996 - for medical patients. And Prop. 19 was not LEGALIZATION. It was the opposite, thinly veiled prohibition. The fact is, 54% of California voted for legalization when they voted against Prop. 19. You need to get your information from someone besides Russ Belville. You could begin by actually reading Prop. 19. The real debate over California's Proposition 19 - 30 Oct 10: http://palmspringsbum.org/blog/2010/10/the-real-debate-over-californias-proposition-19/ (you'll probably have to refresh the page for the videos in the article to load).